Saint Joseph's College of Maine
 

2007 Press Releases

Local resident named Miss Maine USA
Kaetlin Parent of Van Buren was crowned Miss Maine USA 2008 on Sunday, Nov. 25 at the Sheraton Tara Hotel in South Portland, after a weekend-long competition. more

Local resident named to Senior College advisory council
Cynthia Mowles of Saco, an education professor at the College, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Advisory Council to Maine Senior College. more

College presents "Romeo and Juliet"
The Feeney Players will present a modern-day version of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" on Nov. 15-18 in the Viola George Auditorium at Alfond Hall. more

College invites public to Thanksgiving meal this week
The College invites the public to its Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the dining hall on the ground floor of Mercy Hall. more

College produces web site about Sebago Lake
The College has produced a web site called "Looking at Sebago Lake: A middle school researcher's guide to Maine's deepest lake." more

Parents, take a night off!
The Athletics Department will offer its Kids Night Out program at the Alfond Recreation Center on campus on Saturday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Dec. 8. more

College to host annual Rick Charette benefit concert
College hosts the 17th annual Christmas benefit concert with Rick Charette & The Bubble Gum Band on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Mercy Hall dining area. more

Professor publishes two books
Dr. Edward Rielly of Westbrook, professor of English at the college, has recently published two books. more

College invites public to "Eat Local" lunch - with fresh, homegrown ingredients from within 150 miles
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the College opens its dining hall to the public for a homegrown, homecooked lunch featuring ingredients grown within a 150-mile radius (olive oil being a principal exception!). more

Professor named to education consortium
Dr. June Marshall of Gorham, an education professor at Saint Joseph's College, has been appointed to a national higher education consortium charged with developing and implementing undergraduate reading curriculums to support the Reading First initiative under the No Child Left Behind legislation. more

The College announces educational partnership with Diocese to assist parishioners statewide
The College, through its Graduate & Professional Studies division, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland have entered into a partnership that will grant Diocesan parishioners a streamlined admissions process, application fee waiver, and tuition discounts for online theology degree programs. more

Faculty member part of team receiving "internetional" award for chemistry video
Jonathan Mitschele, chemistry professor, was a contributor to the Journal of Chemical Education's "Chemistry Comes Alive" CD-ROM collection, which recently won the Pirelli "Internetional" Award. more

Saint Joseph's College to offer info sessions about online MBA degree
The College will host two information session, "Earn Your MBA Online," about its online graduate business degree on Tuesday, Aug. 7, in Portland, Maine, and on Thursday, August 9, in Nashua, N.H. more

Portland String Quartet to perform two concerts
The Portland String Quartet will perform at Saint Joseph's College on Monday, July 30, and Monday, Aug. 6. more

College appoints new vice presidents
Dr. Randall Krieg of Windham has been named vice president for academic affairs at Saint Joseph's College.
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Sixth annual service day send staff out to area communities
Staff and faculty recently participated in a community service day, an annual event started by Sister Mary George O'Toole, Vice President for Sponsorship and Mission Integration at the suggestion of David Watson, of the Graduate & Professional Studies program. more

Faculty members named to Fulbright Board of Directors
Two faculty members from Saint Joseph's College were elected to the newly formed Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association on June 11. more

College appoints new dean of students
College has appointed Lynn Brown of Standish as Dean of Student Affairs.  more

Summer sports camps announced
The College will host several athletic camps this summer. more

The Feeney Players present "Pippin"
The Feeney Players will be presenting the musical "Pippin" Thursday through Saturday, May 3-5, at 8 p.m., and on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m., in the Viola George Auditorium at Alfond Hall on campus. more

Sarasota Memorial Hospital and Saint Joseph's College renew online educational partnership to benefit employees
The College has renewed its partnership with Sarasota Memorial Hospital to provide bachelor's and master's degree programs for hospital employees through online education. more

Lecture on Thomas Merton
"Thomas Merton on the Ethic of Nonviolence" is the topic of a lecture presented by Sr. Marilyn Sunderman, RSM, Ph.D., associate professor of theology at Saint Joseph's College, on Thursday, April 19. more

College presents discussion on "Image and Faith"
Marji Greenhut, artist and producer of the 2003 documentary "The Painted Shul," and Dr. Beata Niedzialkowska, art history professor at Maine College of Art, will present a program on "Image and Faith" at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, in Room 128 of Alfond Hall. more

President to leave after 12 years of leadership
Dr. David House, president, announced his resignation this morning in a memorandum to the College community. more

Runnin' Monks Have Strong Showing in Hyannis Marathon Relay
For the second year in a row the College entered three teams comprised of students, alumni, faculty and staff to compete in the 27th annual Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Marathon held on February 25, 2007. more

Saint Joseph's only Maine team playing Div. III post-season basketball
For the first time ever, the College has been invited to play post-season in the ECAC Tournament and The Monks are the #2 seed among eight teams. more

Portland String Quartet moves summer chamber music workshop to campus
The Portland String Quartet is moving its Maine summer workshop to the campus of Saint Joseph's College. more

College teams up with Central Maine Medical Center to offer innovative nursing program
The College and Central Maine Medical Center have announced a new partnership that is allowing CMMC nurses with an R.N. degree to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing on-site at the Lewiston hospital. more

"Movement Matters" pairs college mentors and Windham students
This winter, Saint Joseph's College students are teaming with teachers at Manchester Elementary School in Windham to promote healthy lifestyles for the school's fourth- and fifth-graders. more

College to offer human resource management degree
The College has introduced a new major in human resource management as part of its business administration offerings. more

College to offer workshop about online MBA degree
On Wed., Jan. 24, the College will host an information session, "Earn Your MBA Online," about its graduate business degree, at the Portland Harbor Hotel, 468 Fore Street, in Portland from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. more

"Fix Cup" Hockey Tournament to honor Frank Fixaris features four local high school teams
The first annual "Fix Cup" Hockey tournament to honor Frank Fixaris and benefit the Frank Fixaris Memorial Endowment at Saint Joseph's College will take place Monday, Jan. 22 and Monday, Jan. 29 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland.
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